Oakland Neighbors Policing Their Own Streets

Oaklandâ€™s crime problems have gotten so bad that some people arenâ€™t even bothering to call the cops anymore; instead, theyâ€™re trying to solve and prevent crimes themselves.

KPIX 5 cameras caught up with a half dozen neighbors in East Oaklandâ€™s Arcadia Park neighborhood Monday as they walked the streets on the lookout for crime. The vigilance has never seemed more necessary than now; 25 homes in the neighborhood have been burglarized over the last two months alone.